# Director, AML

**Company:** [Clear Street](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/clear-street)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $160k – $215k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** aml compliance, bsa/aml, kyc, cip, cdd, edd, ofac, fincen, sar investigations, world-check, clear, client onboarding, sanctions screening, adverse media
**Posted:** 2026-08-10

> Leads and enhances the firm’s anti-money laundering program for broker-dealer and FCM businesses, handling complex KYC, EDD, monitoring, and SAR matters. Requires a bachelor’s degree and 7–10 years of relevant AML or financial crimes experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of AML policies, procedures, and controls in response to regulatory changes and evolving typologies.
- Conduct and oversee periodic and event-driven KYC refresh reviews, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and maintained according to regulatory and internal requirements.
- Review and disposition complex ongoing monitoring alerts, including sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts; escalate matters requiring EDD or further investigation.
- Own and lead complex EDD reviews.
- Conduct SAR investigations and contribute to SAR filing decisions, including drafting and reviewing SAR narratives.
- Partner with onboarding, technology, and operations teams to improve AML workflows.
- Advise business lines on AML-related questions and provide guidance on customer risk classification and program requirements.
- Coordinate AML audit requests and assist in preparing responses and supporting documentation.
- Monitor regulatory developments and emerging AML typologies and assess their impact on the firm's AML program.
- Assist in training and mentoring junior AML staff.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree or JD is a plus.
- 7–10 years of AML compliance, AML audit, or financial crimes experience at a broker-dealer or other regulated financial institution.
- Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, KYC, CIP, CDD, EDD, OFAC, and FinCEN requirements as applied to broker-dealer and FCM businesses.
- Demonstrated knowledge of SAR investigations and reporting requirements.
- Experience with institutional client onboarding, including financial institutions, funds, and other complex legal entities.
- Proficiency with onboarding platforms and screening tools such as World-Check, CLEAR, or equivalent.
- Exceptional analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently on complex matters and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: **$160,000–$215,000**.
- Competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employees are required to work in the office 4 days per week.
- In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, and a central office location.

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